The Lowell Sun from Lowell, Massachusetts • Page 46

CITY edition SUN Lowell, Mass. Septembur 15, 1976 48 Pages 5 Sections 15 Cents Rain 31 Index Amuseuieuls 37 39 Vooas Bridge .39 Horoscope .........37 Business 30 31 Classified 3t 3 iLlrBCily 9 10 Comics 3S 39 People In The Sun .8 Crossword Purcle 37 Ssenlo Deaths 32 Editorial 6 Entertainment 37 19 .37 West tier ....31 Legislature's gun question thrown out BOSTON The Supreme Judicial Court has made an interim order ruling off the November ballot1? a legislative substitute for the original initiative petition banning (he private possession and Sale of handguns. The lobbying; group called People vs. Handguns, led by Middlesex County Sheriff John Buckley, had brought the original petition and had appealed to the SJC for a ruling on the constitutionality of the substitute proposal advanced by the legislature. That substitute, question lib), would require the serving of minimum sentences by anyone convicted or committing a violent crime while armed with a firearm.

The SJC ruling was made with unusual speed. The full bench heard testimony only last Monday, and reached an interim finding late yesterday. The full explanation will follow sometime later. Today, Secretary of State Paul Guzzi, who encouraged the appeal People vs. Handguns, welcomed the clarification and said he was following the injunction to remove the legislative substitute from bailors.

He can now start printing 3 million ballots next week. Schorr refuses to disclose source WASHINGTON (UPI) Despite repeated warn Sngs he could be fined or jailed, CBS reporter Daniel Schorr refused under oath foday to disclose the source of a secret intelligence report which he leaked to a New York newspaper, "To betray a source would be to betray myself, my career, and my life," he calmly told the House Ethics Committee in a packed hearing room. "It is not as simple as saying thai I refuse to do it. I cannot do it," Committee Chairman John Flynt, warned Schorr at least eight times he faced possible contempt of Congress charges for refusing to tell where he got the report on the CIA and other intelligence agencies. Says gas company not withholding data LOWELL Lowell Gas Company president F.L.

Putnam Jr. today disputed allegations that his company is resisting attempts to turn over relevant financial material lhat has been requested as part of an investigation into the utility's request for a 17 per cent rale hike. "My only comment," Putnam said in a statement released this morning, "is that the company has been and is furnishing the representatives of the Department of Public Utilities with every bit of information requested." Putnam was responding to allegations made earlier this week by Asst. Atty. General Lisa Fitzgerald who claimed the attorney general's office had "never encountered such resistant," in its recent requests for financial data from utilities.

"We also have been and are making every effort to furnish all information requested by the assistant attorney general who is appearing for the Consumer's Council," Putnam said. "The task has been magnified by the overwhelming detailed information requested by the latter in recent weeks, in spite of the fact that the Company's initial evidence in support of the proposed rates was filed with the Department of Public Utilities back in April," the gas company executive claimed. liiiiiniiiiFiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiimiiiiniiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiim UAW strikes Ford The United Auto Wnrker'j slruck'Ford Motor Company at midnight lest night, rals. Ing fears for (he nation's economic recovery. The 170.OM striking UAW members are picketing Ford plants In 23 states.

See story a the strike on page 3D, niiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiijJiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin Kennedy rolls up of Mass. primary By LOR1NG SWA1M Sun Staff BOSTON Senator Edward M. Kennedy swept past his Democratic challengers with a solid per cent of the primary vote yesterday, hut disenchantment with his anti busing ahd abortion stands gave him only 55 per cent ot the Boston vote. Novice candidate Ally. Robert Dinsmore, turning his professional work handling some Boston anti busing lawsuits into a.

campaign against Kennedy, ran well ahead of Boston City Councilor Frederick C. Langone. Din sinurc polled S2per cent in Boslon, 16 per cent Kennedy vote in Greater Lowell U.S. SENATE Greater Lowell Town KennedyDinsmore Langone Shannon Lowell J.1,007 1,357 flOO 271 Aotun 625 145 53 12 Burlington 2,061 444 295 SB Bedford 529 116 60 10 Carlisle; 138 31 12 2 Concord 916 158 51 18 Maynard 563 95 38 7 Wilmington 76b 212 115 9 Aver 369 75 33 13 Dunstable 69 6 7 3 Croton 176 31 20 6 Littleton 421 91 37 10 Peppereli 302 47 20 9 Shirley 136 32 10 3 Townsend 117 24 10 3 Westford 1,579 234 162 47 Bilterica 3,172 655 407 306 Chelmsford 323 167 39 Dracut 2,936 317 30O 82 Tewkshury 1,439 295 181 143 Tyngsbore 307 5 33 3 Harvard J95 30 14 2 Boxboro 96 20 7 4 Tefal 29,390 4,842 2,932 1.0GG Big Lowell to Register By DAVID SYLVESTER Sim Staff LOWELL State Rep. Edward J.

Early Jr. won decisively over Walter J. Flynn in the Democratic primary Northern Middlesex for Registry of Deeds by a vote of 15,626 to 12,484. Early received the expected strung vote of Lowell along with a surprisingly strong showing in Dracut, Tewksbury and Wilmington. Flynn found his cmphasison the suburban vote was unable to oil set Early's 2000 vote margin in Lowell, Flynn visited Early's Hurd Street bead quarters to congratulate the winner and more than ion of his campaign supporters.

The mood at the Early headquarters was jutiliant as supporters and local political figures shook funds with the winner. Should he weened in November, Early will replace Frederick J. Flrmegan as register. Finnegan resigned Uie post in the wake of his iridictment en charges relating to alleged no shew Jobs at the registry. The vote by town was: in Dracut, 1680 for Early and 18S6 for Flynn; in Tewksbury, 1267 for Early and 675 for Flynn, in Bilterica 2055 for Early and 222 for Flynn and in Lowell 7645 fur Early and 5532 for Flynn.

"We just fell short," said Flynn as he met wilh about 100 supporters for a reception at the Windsor in Dracut, "When we ran, we really statewide, to Langorse's It per cent in Boston and 6 per cent overall. Nearly complete totals showed 524,922 for Kennedy; 116,316 lor Dinsmore; and 58,890 for Langone. "The 25 per cent combined vote against Ken nedy," noted the Republican Senatorial nominee, Rcrkley drapery manufacturer Michael S. Robertson, also new to politics, "gives exactly the tolerable level that can make our campaign important now. Add to that (he Republican vote and the Independents Happy Ted Kennedy As frfs nephew and campaign; manager Joseph P.

Kennedy III looks on, happy U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy thanks campaign workers alter he swept 1o an easy victory In Trie Mas sachusetts Democratic senatorial primary, crushing a pair ot ant busing candidates from Beaton. margin boosts Early of Deeds nomination didn't expect to do as well as we did in Lowe! 1." Ftynn admitted that ho had expected to da belter in Dracut and called that vote "vety difficult to analyze." EARLY SAID HE was pleased with the win and especially with the Dracut and Bilterica votes.

Both candidates said they had con; centrated on the districts where there were contested representative races, such as. Bilterica, Dracut, Lowell's 44th Middlesex? District and Westford. At about 10 p.m.. Early estimated that he: Would carry Dracut by about 80 votes and as! Vote totals for Register Bilierca 2055 2022' Carlisle 59 77 Chelmsford 998 880 Dracut 1G80 1896 Dunstable 5B 20 Lowell 7645 5532 Tewksbury 1267 675 Tyngsbaro 186 210 Westford 931 932 Wilmington 697 240 Total 15,526 12,481 Legendary Sen. Wall wins razor thin victory LOWELL NaTrowly surviving perhaps the toughest test of his four decade political carreer, Slate Sen.

William X. Wall squeaked ta an eight vote victory over James M. Shannon in a race lhat was too close to call as late as sunrise today. With all the figures in in the four community district which includes Lawrence, Tewksbury, Billenca and Andover, Wall had 10,371 voles to his youthful challenger's 10.363. Both candidates Indicated at one time or another during the nijjht that a recount would be requested.

Wall, 72, thought he had lost the race at 1 a.m. and didn't find out he was definitely ahead until nearly 4 this morning. Shannon built up a huge margin in the three towns, ouldrawlng the incumhent 2469 to 14B4 inRillerica, 1422 to 547 in Tewksbury and 91 i to 431 in Andover but that was not enough to outweigh Wall's Lawrence margin. fn lhat city, which has been the base of a district which has been altered several times in Wall's 20 years in the Senate, the veteran lawmaker piled up a 7B59 to 5561 margin. II Wall loses the recount it will be the first litnc in stale history three incumbent senators hive lost in a primary.

Veteran James P. Rurak of Haverhill and John W. Bullock of Arlington bolh lost yesterday, the former to Sharron M. Pollard of Methuen and the latter to former Dukakis campaign coordinator Samuel Rolondi of Winchester. Shannon was in the middle of a victory speech at his Lawrence election night head' quarters when be got the word that Wall had apparently palled ahead.

Middlesex Essex Senate District SENATE DISTRICT Wall Shannon Lawrence 7859 5561 Mleriea 1434 2469 Tewkshury' 547 1422 Andover 481 911 Total 10,371 10,363 "It's not over yet," the frustrated Shannon told the wnulrt bc revellers. Wall, earlier in the night, appeared bewildered by the apparent loss and said he would petition for a recount. He changed his mind when It became apparent the first count showed him an eight vote victor. "I just didn't think it would be so close," Wall said, Shannon staged a well financed, well organized campaign against Wall. The son of a prominent Lawrence physician, he worked hardest in the three suburban communities, particularly in Eillerica and Tewksbury.

was surprised by the overwhelming nature of the vole in the towns," he said. "I guess all thuse mornings at the Billcrica dump paid off." The recent fuss over a remark attributed to U.S. Rep. Michael J. Harrington, a Shannon supporter, "no question hurt to some degree," Shannon admitted.

Harrington has admitted makinsr the remark concerning the voters in the Merrimack Va Hey to a Lawrence newspaper. Shannon once worked for Harrington as a Congressional intern in Washington. The cotorlu! Wall some of whose activities at the State House and on behalf of his constituents have been reported in national newsmagazines appeared genuinely befuddled by the closeness of the contest. He spent little money and established no Campaign headquarters or organ zation. No other arts senator faced opposition yesterday.

State Sen. B. Joseph Tully, Dracut, will be opposed by Lowell City Councilor Wayne R. Peters, an Independent, and Eleanor C. Foster of Lowell, a Republican, in November, Burlington Republican Ronald C.

Mackenzie, currently under Indictment in an alleged construction Company payoff case, will square off against Bedford Democrat John J. Leary and Harvard Democrat Chester Atkins faces Republican Louis F. LcBlanc. "Blank" votes, that is no preference voles in the Republican primary, did not appear to show any conclusive reaction to MacKeniie's indictment. soon as he hoard that, he knew he had won.

Early will face Martin Delmore, a Chelmsford Independent, in the Novcmher election. The campaign was lively and pitted Flynn, a real estate dealer in Dracut, against Early, a former city councilor and mayor in Lowell. Flynn picked upon the difference and used Ihe slogan oE' being a "professional, not politician." Early said his win was based on his positive" campaign of putting forlh his qualifications in advertisements and brochures. He said he sent out more than 15,000 brochures to people who had voted in the 1974 primary. "A lot of people wanted me to answer (Flynn's charges) and clarify them," said Early.

But he added that he had "no. intention vt answering them at any time." EARLY ALSO SAID that Flynn's campaign had taken Early's quotes out of context and had "made many misleading statements to the general public." In particular, Early rejected Flynn's campaign attack that Early would be a part time register and would practice law on the side. Early said he would "practice law on a limited basis" as he had for the past 13 years. Flynn said there: was "absolutely no question" that Early's political ties in Lowell bad won him the primary, Flynn said he still considered the job of register to be an administrative jab and not a political one. In Lowell, Early did well in Ward One which Includes Belvidere, winning 1735 to J084, in Ward 11 of South Lowell, winning 695 ta 405.

Flynn won only one Lowell ward, the sixth Pawtuckelville, by a vote of 628 to 583. Flynn also had support in sections of the Highlands whore he resided tor 18 years before oving to Dracut eight years ago. Flynn lost Ward 4 by only 632 to 559, a 72 vote difference. As Northern Register of Deeds, Early would serve the 10 northern towns ot Middlesex: County. And Early insists his political amhi (iun goes no farther than being register would not say what his plans were beyond "going back to being a professional" after the primary.

Sjt ptn bv Diet Hurl HAPPY ED EARLY return showed him winner 74 vote and we have a campaign that I'm tacking forward to." Kennedy said he ton looked forward to the race with "Ihe Republican The two men have agreed to televised debates originating from New Bedford, The dales have nut been set. A Kennedy aide confided privately that the slail doesn't yet know much about Robertson, so the debates will not he scheduled immcdinlely. Robertson, an athletic businessman who is also 11 town selectman, staged what was billed, as "aklck off party1' wilh staff and supporters at his headquarters Beacon St. after the polls closed. He'as unopposed in the Republican primary; Kennedy had three opponents, one ol whom Bernard Shannon dropped out.

Today Robertson is analyzing the Kennedy vote statewide and in Boston. "It's obviously, not Ihe H5 per cent some predicted he'd get nor the 53 per cent some warned he would get. It's somewhere in the middle and I'm in the race all the way." Dinsmore appeared last night hfore a chanting crowd oi supporters in the roof ballroom ol the Parker House a black down Beacon Street. Many were against forced using or government interference, the type of supporters frequently seen at George Wallace rallies earlier this year around fjoston. Dinsmore thanked Ihe workers (or their support and vowed to continue his fight for busing solutions even though iioionger a candid ate far the Senate.

A block further down Tremont Street, the fifth floor Kennedy headquarters was jammed wilh untold numbers of Kennedy sisters, cousins and nephews, plus hordes of young admirers apparently brought into the campaign through Joseph P. Kennedy III the 23 year old son of brother Robert, campaign manager far the Senator. Friends said last night it was good for Joseph Krnncdy at a time when he needed direction "and he's a natural at learning the ropes," said one family friend. Moving in and around thn crowd receiving precinct totals, talking with the press, were seasoned veterans like the Kennedy Boston office manager Mary Frecklelan; veterans Washington administrative assistant Ed Martin; special assistant Paul Kirk; press secretary Ann Spcakman. It was Just before the 11 o'clock news when Ken.

Kennedy, ruddyfaced and wilh somewhat bloodshot eyes, appeared in the corrjdor witb; Joseph Kenn edv. fi etore he moved into the circle oF light, he spotted 14 ycar oId son Teddy standing on a table at the rear and berdfonci: him forward. The boy. joined his father Hovering in the retinue were young Steve Smith and Chris Lawlord, mother lord, assorted other relatives. "I'm immensely gratified by the very.

substantial support today," began the Senator, Joe here figured out that if we did well today, It would be because of the organizatinn; if.wev did poorly, it was the candidate's fault!" Ho chuckled at the gondoatored kidding1, He then went out of his way to acknowledge? the Inroads ir.b his strength that had been made by the die hard anti busing forces in' Boston, Fanned into a challenge by Dinsmore and Langone. "Sure, in Boston, we did belter in some areas than others," he admitted to a' newsm an's question, "hut I still want the up port of those people on the issues on which we can agree jobs, concern for elderly, fax equity, and environmental "There's no question people' have strong feelings in Boston," he expanded later, "on busing and on abortion. But I'll continue to support the broader issues they're also interested In." Yesterday marked the first time Kennedy had laced pa rly oppos ItiDn since his election In 1962. The size of lhat opposition in Boston was being watched intently; to leave nothing to chance, his campaign workers set up the traditional Kennedy canvassing and gel out fhe vole telephnr.e boiler room in an adjacent building. All day yer.erday, volunteers manned the 30 odd phones to pursue identified pockets of support and to make sure they voted.

During the evening others took calls from precincts all over the stale reporting results for a tabulation of the totals. The Lowell area voting for Kennedy in the Senate race fotlow.ed the pattern of other communities generally, outside of Boston. In Lowell, ha beat Dinsmore and Langone getting 11,007 votes to Dins mere's 1,357 and Langone's S0O. Ford to unveil 'vision of America' By United Pri International President Ford planned to unveil at Ifca'st part of his promised "Vision at America" program tonight in his first major campaign address since accepting the Republican nomination Aug. 20 in Kansas Cily, Ho.

He was scheduled to fly to Ann Arbor, this afternoon and address a student audience at the University ot Michigan at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Ford fold questioners there would be "some surprises" in his spetch, and White House sources said these would include a crimelightmg program as part of hii plan for improving neighborhoods, financial help to would be homeowners in the (9.000 to annual income range, and possible tax credits for those whose house payments, represented more lhan 20 per cent of income. Democrat Jimmy Ca ler again jalbed at the "inside the White Hnuse" campaign which Ford ft as conducted so far, and suggested the reason might be that the President's policies could nut stand the scrutiny and cross examination Ihey would receive on the campaign trail. Carter was in South Dakota, homestate of' the 1S72 Democratic nominee, Sen.

George McGovcrn, Tuesday night, and at a Slaut Falls rally he said he thought it wss "time we had a farmer in the White House. He sa id the (i ra I th lr he would a if dec led president would be to fire Agriculture Secretary Earl Bute,.